James Cotton

harmonica, vocal, performer

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Big Mama Thornton
Otis Spann piano Rocket 88
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
Joe Louis Walker vocal, acoustic guitar, guitar All Walks of Life, Blues in My Sleep, Country Boy, Dealin' With the Devil, Down at Your Buryin', Everybody's Fishin', Pacific Blues, Play With Your Poodle, Sad Letter, Two Trains Runnin', You Got My Nose Open

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Otis Spann piano Rocket 88
Joe Louis Walker vocal, acoustic guitar, guitar All Walks of Life, Blues in My Sleep, Country Boy, Dealin' With the Devil, Down at Your Buryin', Everybody's Fishin', Pacific Blues, Play With Your Poodle, Sad Letter, Two Trains Runnin', You Got My Nose Open
Charlie Haden bass All Walks of Life, Blues in My Sleep, Country Boy, Dealin' With the Devil, Down at Your Buryin', Everybody's Fishin', Ozark Mountain Railroad, Play With Your Poodle, Sad Letter, Two Trains Runnin'
Brian Jones (drummer) drums Certified, Hungry Country Girl, Living the Blues, Mississippi Freight Train, Mississippi Freight Train, Part 2, Mississippi Saxophone, One Little Piece of Shade, Take a Message, You Didn't Think About That
Johnny B. Gayden bass Certified, Hungry Country Girl, Living the Blues, Mississippi Saxophone, One Little Piece of Shade, Take a Message, You Didn't Think About That
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) piano Cotton in the Kitchen, Hungry Country Girl, Living the Blues, Mississippi Saxophone, One Little Piece of Shade
Lucky Peterson Hammond organ, piano Black Knights, Certified, Hucklebuck, Take a Message, You Didn't Think About That
Larry McCray guitar Certified, Living the Blues, Mississippi Saxophone, Take a Message, You Didn't Think About That
Sam Phillips (Producer at Sun Records) producer Cotton Crop Blues, Hold Me in Your Arms, My Baby
John Primer guitar Hungry Country Girl, Living the Blues, Take a Message
David Maxwell (US blues pianist, songwriter and singer) piano Blues in My Sleep, Strange Things Happen, Worried Life Blues
Billy Love (50s Mississippi blues/R&B pianist on Chess) piano Cotton Crop Blues
James "Pee Wee" Madison guitar Rocket 88
John Bowers (drummer) drums Cotton Crop Blues
Mose Vinson piano Cotton Crop Blues
Pat Hare electric guitar Cotton Crop Blues
S.P. Leary drums Rocket 88

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Muddy Waters harmonica Baby, Please Don’t Go, Bus Driver, Crosseyed Cat, Deep Down in Florida, Goodbye Newport Blues, I Can’t Be Satisfied, I Feel So Good, I Got My Brand on You, I Want to Be Loved, I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man, I’ve Got My Mojo Working, I’ve Got My Mojo Working, Part 2, Jealous Hearted Man, Little Girl, Mannish Boy, Meanest Woman, Soon Forgotten, The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll (#2), Tiger in Your Tank, Walking Through the Park, Walking Thru the Park
Big Mama Thornton harmonica Big Mama's Blues (My Love), Big Mama's Bumble Bee Blues, Big Mama's Shuffle, Black Rat (take 2), Everything Gonna Be Alright, Gimme a Penny, Gimme a Penny (take 5), Guide Me Home, I Feel the Way I Feel, I'm Feeling Alright, I'm Feeling Alright (Fast version), Life Goes On, Looking the World Over, Since I Fell for You, Sometimes I Have a Heartache, Wrapped Tight
Otis Spann vocal, harmonica After a While, Come On, Dust My Broom, Feelin' Good, I Got a Feeling, I'm Ready, Lightnin', Must Have Been the Devil, One More Mile to Go, Straighten Up, Baby, The Blues Never Die
Johnny Young harmonica Come Early in the Morning, Crosscut Saw, Hot Dog, I'm Doing All Right, I'm Having a Ball, Keep Your Nose Out of My Business, Keep on Drinking, Moaning and Groaning, My Trainfare Out of Town, Slam Hammer, Stealin', Wild Wild Woman
Koko Taylor harmonica Evil, Queen Bee
Dominic Chevalier performer You Need Love
Willie Nix harmonica Baker Shop Boogie
Marvin Saul performer The Spider and the Fly
Daniel Jacob Teper harmonica My Last Affair
Bobby Womack harmonica It's All Over Now
T Neezy harmonica Matches Don't Burn Memories (feat. James Cotton)
Downchild Blues Band harmonica Sad Sad Day
Klanggut performer When the Levee Breaks, Part 2
Taj Mahal harmonica Honky Tonk Women